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Are amber or yellow raspberries bird resistant compared to red berries?
 
Posts: 835 | Location: NE US | Registered: February 11, 2008Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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While I don't have first-hand experience with yellow raspberries (or the white/yellow Alpine strawberries), it's been touted that yellow-colored berries are less attractive to birds than red or black varieties.
 
Posts: 565 | Location: Culpeper, VA - Zone 6/7 | Registered: June 18, 2008Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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You bet. I have yet to taste a black raspberry from my plants, but the birds are still clueless about the golden raspberries even existing. I harvested eight pounds from five plants last year. Same thing applies to white strawbs and currants, too! X^D


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Posts: 272 | Location: Upstate NY Zone 5 border with 4 | Registered: March 25, 2006Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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In my experience yes. I don't have them anymore and I really need to get some again.

Ellen


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Posts: 818 | Location: Central VA, zone 7 | Registered: November 03, 2005Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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